Carousel of Progress

wdw32830 · Post by **wdw32830** » Oct Fri 13, 2006 11:57 am

I was wandering if you can get the Carousel of Progress full show which Walt Disney World uses now? Thanks, Mike.

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Oct Fri 13, 2006 1:49 pm

Yeah... if they ever released that version, it's definitley my favorite. I like the introduction and the finale version of Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow.

Post by **spaulo** » Oct Fri 13, 2006 4:46 pm

Is there anything different between the current WDW one and the original DL besides the final "21st century" scene?

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Oct Fri 13, 2006 5:35 pm

I think they changed the Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow song to a more of a Jazzy style.

ctrain2281 · Post by **ctrain2281** » Oct Sat 14, 2006 9:12 am

But what about "Now is the time, Now is the best time? Wasn't that the best incantation of the ride?

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Oct Sat 14, 2006 10:32 am

When I was growing up the only song I heard there was Now is the time, But I like the classic Beautiful tomorrow song better when they went back to it.

Post by **spaulo** » Oct Sat 14, 2006 11:49 am

ctrain2281 wrote:But what about "Now is the time, Now is the best time? Wasn't that the best incantation of the ride?

Ugh. Absolutely not. The ride was about the promise of the future (and yes, the history of technology)... but "Now is the time?" How does that focus on the future? Besides, "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is just a better song

Cheshire Cat · Post by **Cheshire Cat** » Oct Sun 15, 2006 11:25 am

Yeah, a lot of the dialogue in the WDW is different and they have an introduction breifly explaining the history of the carousel. I think I uploaded a live recording... There's also a really nice version of GBBT sung after the Christmas scene. I wish I knew who sung it...

Just Believe · Post by **Just Believe** » Oct Sun 15, 2006 12:35 pm

When I went on the WDW Carousel it was my first time to experience Walt's classic attraction. When I heard the old version I was surprised to hear the differences. They changed alot of it to target toward a new generation of viewers. Is it still popular?

Post by **horizons1** » Oct Wed 18, 2006 6:41 pm

spaulo wrote:
ctrain2281 wrote:But what about "Now is the time, Now is the best time? Wasn't that the best incantation of the ride?
Ugh. Absolutely not. The ride was about the promise of the future (and yes, the history of technology)... but "Now is the time?" How does that focus on the future? Besides, "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is just a better song

LOL, it's really about progress. And being happy in whatever time you live in because of technological advances, despite their shortcomings. In that way, I really don't mind "Now Is The Time".